3rd March 2016, So Vain Books, 395 pages, Ebook, Review copy from NetGalley
Content: some strong romance scenes
Summary from So Vain Books
It was supposed to be the perfect fairy-tale. Elise married her
childhood sweetheart, Gary, straight out of college, and they’ve been
happy together for over twelve years. Elise is now desperate to start a
family, but Gary doesn’t seem to share her enthusiasm anymore. Arriving
home early from a party, she discovers why: Gary’s been keeping a secret
from her. A very big secret.
While her own marriage appears to be falling apart, being a
supportive bridesmaid for her best friend, Sarah, isn’t easy. Especially
not when Clare, her nemesis from day one, is one of the other
bridesmaids. If she’s going to get through it, she needs to put her own
feelings aside, find herself again, and get over Gary. Fast.
Could recently-divorced Daniel be the tonic Elise needs, or is he
full of secrets and lies too? Is his hostile, but strangely attractive
brother, Michael, the genuine article instead? And why do the good guys
like Stevie turn her down?
But then Elise discovers she has a secret of her own and getting over Gary suddenly becomes the least of her worries…
Nayu's thoughts
I
felt sorry for Elise. No one should ever be cheated on. It's one of
my prime hates about people. I think it's despicable, so before
knowing much about sweet Elise I was already rooting for her. It takes
her time to recover, and typically her break up is full of
grey areas, including being friends with Gary at times when ideally she
shouldn't have to deal with him. I inwardly cheered when she
eventually faced his dragon of a mother.
I was sad to come to the
end of the book because Elise is a great character to read about. She
has her own moments of insanity, but on the whole she makes good
decisions. I loved seeing her friendship with her friends and family
deepen because of the break up, although it also made her distanced
from them because she is super nice and doesn't want to hurt people,
but ends up doing so because she witholds certain information at
crucial times. Her sister made me smile a lot, she is quite a
character! I don't agree with all of Elise's life choices but she
chooses to follow her happiness which I wholeheartedly agree with.
Life is to be lived, which involves a few risks. Put this book on
your TBR pile now!
I have read and reviewed the previous book, Searching for Steven (9/10E, Romance, Shop fiction)
Find out more on Jessica's website.
Thank you so much for reviewing Getting Over Gary. I am beyond thrilled with such a wonderful review. 10/10? Eek! Thank you so much, Nayu :-) xx
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